[Gllug] Routers

[Chris Bell]

On Thu 26 Jan, matt.thompson at actuality.co.uk wrote:
> 
> At work we're entering the router age with a network that's now big enough for
> me to justify using one.
> 
> Currently got a 2611 in place but it's not quite as fast as I'd like about 6mbps
> max.
> 
> Can anyone suggest any OSS projects that make a good router - preferably the
> sort that can be installed in minimal diskspace or run fom USB/Flash.
> 
> M at t :o)
> 
   Debian offer a package based on The Linux Router Project (LRP) and also a
very easy to use invisble bridge (bridge-utils) which can use ip-tables and
br-tables to control access and do some packet firewalling. Both use minimum
hardware and little software.

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Chris Bell

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